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CPAN Module Review: XML::Atom

Monday December 11, 2006 3:49PM

I recently needed to filter and process some Atom feeds. I know enough XML that I could process them with my own SAX filter, but this seemed like a better opportunity to use the XML::Atom module. Fortunately, it was very easy. chromatic

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Grants: Calls for Proposals

Friday February 02, 2007 12:22PM

If you have an idea for doing some work for the Perl community and you think it's worthy of a grant, please send your grant entry to [email protected]. Submission deadline is the last day of February, voting starts in March… read more Curtis Poe

London Needs Perl Programmers

Thursday February 01, 2007 1:43PM

Dave Cross just posted a short analysis of Perl Programmers in London and the job situation there. This matches what I've heard, and what I noticed when I was in Europe last summer. There's plenty of work available for people… read more chromatic

Why Do You Contribute to Community Documentation?

Friday January 26, 2007 4:58PM

It's important to understand volunteer motivation to encourage further altruistic and mutually beneficial behavior. O'Reilly Editor Andy Oram has created a short survey for people to contribute to community documentation: "Do you answer questions on mailing lists about how to… read more chromatic

Plat_Forms is On!

Thursday January 25, 2007 11:31AM

The Plat_Forms web publishing contest has just started. Alvar Freude let me know that the nine Plat_Forms teams represent Java, Perl, and PHP. Oddly, there are no .Net, Python, or Ruby entrants. The Plat_Forms live contest blog is also available;… read more chromatic

Articles

Advanced HTML::Template: Widgets

by Philipp Janert

HTML::Template is a templating module for HTML made powerful by its simplicity. Its minimal set of operations enforces a strict separation between presentation and logic. However, sometimes that minimalism makes templates unwieldy. Philipp Janert demonstrates how to reuse templates smaller than an entire page--and how this simplifies your applications.

Painless Windows Module Installation with PPM

by Josh Stroschein

Unix and Unix-like systems often come with compilers and make utilities. Windows systems rarely do. Installing Perl modules on Windows can be somewhat difficult by hand. Fortunately, ActiveState's PPM utility takes away much of the pain, and it's highly customizable too. Josh Stroschein demonstrates how to install Perl modules with PPM and how to create your own repositories.

Using Java Classes in Perl

by Andrew Hanenkamp

Java has a huge amount of standard libraries and APIs. Some of them don't have Perl equivalents yet. Fortunately, using Java classes from Perl is easy--with Inline::Java. Andrew Hanenkamp shows you how.

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Perl Recipe of the Day

This program clears your screen and scribbles all over it until you interrupt it. It shows how to use Term::Cap to clear the screen, move the cursor, and write anywhere on the screen. It also uses Recipe 16.6.

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